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auxilary25
40, Female, California, USA - 32 entries
12
Jun 2007
5:35 PM EDT
I'm so confused as to whether I'm being too harsh and selfish in the decisions I'm making towards alienating myself from my mom. My mother and I have never had a close relationship; we've never discussed anything personal. My mom always overreacts and turns everything I tell her against me. I've tried to make my mother happy in every way possible and all I've ever asked is for her to show me some trust.
As a teenager my mom never let me go out with friends nor my boyfriends because she always assumed that I would end up doing something "irresponsible" even though she really had nothing to lead her to that conclusion. I was always the girl that was left out of the events because I couldn't attend the sleepovers or the weekend trips to the movies as all the other girls on my colorguard team. My 11th grade year my mom made me miss out on my boyfriends senior prom and any time I went to the movies with him there she was by my side.
I thought that now that I'm in college my mom would lighten up and give me some breathing room but this isn't so. Instead, she still calls me 24/7 asking me where I'm at and where I plan to go. It irritates her that I'm with my boyfriends family sometimes during the weekend instead of home with her. To her "I'm just driving around" is never an acceptable answer as to where I'm at because she assumes that I'm out somewhere fucking my boyfriend. If my boyfriend comes over and stays until late she complains of the late hours that we are spending and how we don't let HER go to sleep because she can't fall asleep knowing my bf is in the house and could do anything with me when she goes to bed.
Whenever my bf and I cook for my mom she doesn't utter us a simple thank you or the food was great as another grateful mother should. Instead, she complains about the time the food was served, whether it was seasoned according to her spice preference, and whether or not the portion size was too small or too much. If I come home "late" she won't even say good-night back when I pass by her room and tell her "nite" and she ignores me whenever I say hello after coming in from jogging with my boyfriend at night.
I know and understand that my mother is a single mom and being stuck home alone isn't enjoyable for her. I understand that she wishes to have a companion so that she can take her mind off the loneliness every once in a while and I would GLADLY love to take my mother out but everytime I do there is just this tremendous awkward silence in the air. As we are dining all we can do is stare around and make comments about the restaurants service or the same repeated family gossip. When we go to the movies I feel extremely uncomfortable and not wanting her there because I find it unfair that now I have to take her to the movies because I'm understanding towards her yet I never was allowed to attend movies with my friends because she couldn't be understanding towards me.
I don't enjoy being in the same room with her because she always has to keep looking at me investigating what it is that I'm doing and asking a million questions about the tasks that I may be performing to make sure "I do them correctly." It bothers me that she always asks "why"..."why do you want to go to your cousins house".."why are u visiting your sisters".,."why are you going to your boyfriends house"..."why are you 2 going to sit in the car parked".."why are you going to school on a Saturday"..."why are you going to wash your car"..."why are you doing laundry today if you don't have 2 loads to wash"...GOD! I feel like yelling WHY THE HELL NOT!!??? BECAUSE I WANT TO!! That's WHY! Because I just feel like doing so...no reasoning behind it needed!
But everytime that I start acting harsh..whenever I leave her dinner in the kitchen all done so that she has to serve herself adn can't watch my boyfriend and I cook, everytime I silence my phone and decide not to answer her calls, everytime I leave EVERYTHING orgazined and I'm one step ahead so that she can't complain, everytime I avoid making any eye contact or even being home at the same time she is...THAT is when she decides to play the nice card..."the food was great...thank you for this or she just gives up complaining and gives me the silent treatment..
Why can't she just be this way whenever I'm not harsh? Why does it take such negative behavior and grotesque ways for her to appreciate what I do and make an effort to be nice? Why is it that then I end up feeling like a monster for a day...but the minute I lower my guard she's up criticizing me again stressing me out, giving me headaches, and leaving me in tears at the end of the night? Unfortunately, as a 21 year old college student I can't move on my own which seems the only solution to this tormenting problem. If I would, I'd have to say good-bye to my brand new car because it would be impossible for me to affort my monthly payment and the insurance bill. I would have to move back my estimated graduation from summer 2008 to summer 2009 because of the fewer classes I would be taking since I'd prob have to work fulltime to support myself. Plus I'd prob have to move away to another city because it is IMPOSSIBLE for me to afford my own apartment in this city.
I've been tempted so many times to just take a chug of alcohol right before my mom gets home that way I can take anything she sends my way lightly...but after an old therapist of mine warned me that my "home environment" could one day cause me an addiction I have fought against doing it...
AM I being dramatic? Is this emotional abuse more barable than I'm actually saying it is?
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- 03:07 PM - 06/13/2007
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BiTtErSwEeT<3
30, Female, New York, USA - 8 entries
12
Jun 2007
5:27 PM EDT
Ok i think im freaked out know the sadness turned into fear and my dreams turned into....a black space with no dream. My Mom lied to me and said she was fine when she wasnt and im hurt. 2 priests came to my house with my moms friend Giselle. My mom is throwing up right now and i hate my life. It's this moment that i remember my dad rocking me to sleep and singing me a spanish lullaby and telling me that i will be blessed and have a great life.
I regret what he said. my life stinks i dont have a wonderful life like all the Waverly girls or the wannabes, i dont get clothes everyday and go on shopping sprees. It's only once in a while i do maybe every 4 months? maybe less??
None understands how scared i am to open my arms and say oh my life's great and i will be this or that. I miss my old life sitting with my dad and my family. My grandma playing catch with me when i was 5 or 2, my dad giving me presents on christmas, and my dad making me laugh when i was sad. It's one of these moments when you want to goon a time machine to go back in time and feel and laugh in the moments i've had with my dad. My Dad was the one that connected us even though he screwed up with my mom. I sometimes tell myself why do i keep living?? why do i keep holding on?? what am i holding on??
I wannago back and
feel my dad kissing me and hugging me. Making me feel spoiled without giving me everything i want. I was happy and every moment of that life....he made it great. I have tears down my eyes because what had happened i hate everything............................=[
bittersweet<3
goodnight! =]
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Holly
53, Female, New York, USA - 42 entries
12
Jun 2007
5:10 AM EDT
The open mic went well. I wore a new outfit I picked out myself. I played well but didn't sell any CDs. George and I were completely silly and Pat was getting annoyed with us.
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rotwood
37, Female, Nevada, USA - 3 entries
12
Jun 2007
1:03 PM PST
I am the marble and the sculptor. I think I need to chisel off a few chips from my shoulder.
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heyday
37, Male, California, USA - First entry!
12
Jun 2007
1:45 PM PDT
testing lets go
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- 10:46 PM - 06/12/2007
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diary
30, Female, Florida, USA - 2 entries
12
Jun 2007
4:20 PM EDT
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andheartsme
34, Female, Hawaii, USA - 22 entries
12
Jun 2007
9:05 AM HAST
........... picture anyone?
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- 02:59 PM - 06/13/2007
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andheartsme
34, Female, Hawaii, USA - 22 entries
12
Jun 2007
9:03 AM HAST
havent writtn in a while have i?
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xcheerfreakx
32, Female, Virginia, USA - 9 entries
12
Jun 2007
2:15 PM EDT
Dear journal,
MY day today was great well other then when i had gym class but anyway... Scott gave me his phone number and i have given him mine. I havent seen chris in like four days now and i really miss him so i just got done calling him and he said that he was about to go somewhere sp i had said ok i guess i will call ypu back l8tr. But i want to hang out and play with chris really bad i know he might have a girlfriend but i think i still love him. Tommarow at sewl we are tyding shirts and i cant wait so i can stop thinking about chris!! Britney dillow wants to fight me and chris is trying ti defend me but i dont need his help i can beat the shit out of her. just because im a cheerleader dont mean a damn thing. I take that back im a tomboy cheerleader fo r your information!!!!
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CarlyJade
38, Female, Oklahoma, USA - 7 entries
12
Jun 2007
11:33 AM CST
Well its been awhile since i have wrote one these its time for an update! Well its kind of been boring the last week and half.
Two fridays ago i went out with Emily, Sarah, and Dina. I was really tired and i didnt feel like going out. So we went to dinner in down town Puebla. the place that we wanted to go was full so we went a little resturant down the street, next to an amazing salsa club. We sat down at a table out side but the misquitos were crazy so we moved inside. We ordered spigettie (however you spell it) but i got mine with meat suace. The rest of the girl just got tomato sause. After dinner we went walking around called a cab and went back to the dorms. It was around Midnight and i see the Laura and Jennifer are in the TV room about to watch a movie. So i eat popcorn and watch a movie with them. I went to bed right after that. I woke up around 6am with a horroble tummy ach. I was cursed with a bad case of food piosoning. After i was done throwing up my face, i called my mom. She was like "honey just go to the pharmacy and get this that and some of this" I had to explain to her that it was not the easy. First i would have to hobble ( if you remember my foot was messed up) to the front desk and some how have her call a taxi, then once the taxi got there to pick me up i would have to argue with the cab driver ( who speaks espanol) to take me to the nearest pharmacy. One i got there i would some how describe my symptoms to the spanish speaking pharmasist. I told my mom just make me feel better now and last on tonight i will go to the store. After i got off the phone with her. I feel right to sleep. From the night before till later the afternoon, i slept a total of 16 hours. Not counting the hour i was up and being sick. I had Neal go the Pharmacy with me. And i was right i had to act out throwing up in order to get the right meds. She said oh Dramamine! When she said that, it was like in slow motion music to my ears! I was so happy. We took a cab back to the dorms, i popped a few of those sleepy pills and i was out for anoth 14 hours. So last Thursday we took a day trip the the Pyramid of the Flowers and it was boring. That night i went out with Sarah and Emily. We went to an awesome cantina with a Mariachi Band! The margarits were the best ever! It was a great dinner beside the fact that i ordered something and got something totally different then i thought. I flirted with one of the Mariachi Band members. It was great! Then after dinner our friend Jamie (pronounced 'Hym A') took us to a near by salsa club, and this is wear it gets sticky. WE were haveing a great time. Emily was danceing with Jamie, Sarah and I were crowd scoping and chating. Laura, Jennifer, Ross and Neal showed up. Laura was so cute she had been drinking and she was haveing a damn good time. After being there for an hour or so, and old fat man asked me to dance. I was like oh it wouldnt hurt to dance a little. So after the first dance i sat back down and five minutes later he asked me to dance again. so i did trying to dance as bad as i could so he wouldnt ask me to dance again. I sat back down and sure enough the old scarey man asked me again!!!! I said i was tired and he walked away...FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS! He would not take no for an answer! So i got my happy ass up and danced with him again. After that song i was like GIRLS WE HAVE GOT GO! i felt bad makeing the girls leave, but i was afriad that the man was gonna ask me to go home with him! AHHHHHH! That next day i went to the pool around 11 and i was alone for about an hour untill Sarah and Emily showed up. It was nice to be alone for that hour. But i was excited the Sarah and Emily showed up. I enjoy their company! then the other girls came and we spent about three hours at the pool gossiping and what not. We left and went back to the dorm. I changed and met Sarah, Emily, dina and Crystal in the courtyard. Our plan was to find a place to eat lunch and go to the Cholula town square. We walked to a place called Karma Begals! It was so yummy. While we were there it started raining and HAILING! it was crazy so we waited till the storm was over and said we will go to the square later this week. We walked back to the dorms. I bought a few braclets along the way! That night i decided to not go out, instead Sarah. Emily, Dina and I watched the movie Chocolate. I think i found my new favorite movie! It is my new favorite movie! After watching that we wanted chocolate so bad! So we called a cap and went to Walmart! He got some mexican hot chocolate, popcorn and M&Ms! We got back made the hot chocolate in Dina�s appartment, talked for quite a while and i went to bed. The next morning i woke up and went upstairs to see what Jessica was doing! O hung out with her for a while. I decided i was going to Cholula that day. The only person that wanted to go was Luara! So we showered and went shopping all afternoon in Cholula�s town square! I bought a poncho and bracelts and a ring! YAY. Around 5pm we decided to go back to eat somewhere around our dorms. So we hoped on a bus that we thought was the right one. NOPE...we ended up on the a different side of Cholula that was have never sence before..It was a little scarey but it was all good..it was still light outside! We got home dropped our stuff off and went and grabbed a burger. WE came back i finshed a movie that Emily and Sarah started. It was in spanish and i couldnt stop watching, it was really good! Laura came and found me and told me that she was going to have a few drinks with Ross and Neal i was welsome if i wanted! I was like heck yes! So we had one drink at Arrachera�s and then went to Bambooka�s were i can get huge margaritas for 4 bucks! I told myself i need to be in bad by midnight because i was going to Teotiauhcan in 7 am in the next morning! But nope that didnt happen. After Bambooka�s we went to Club Bling to have a beer. Then we went to El Tigr� and had another beer. I saw my classmater there. One of the seminaries was there named Mike and then Christina! i talked to them for awhile untill Luara was ready to leave! We then we went to La Corcholoata! This place was awesome,, they were playing American music! the even play YMCA in spanish! lol how crazy is that! That place has a chiar that is hanging from the ceiling and you spin in it after a few drinks. Luara got in it twice. I get dizzy really easily so i did not even tempt it!I told laura that was the best night i hd since i got there...it was so much fun,,,i think becasue we werent in a big group, and the people meshed well together! I made it to bed around 2:30 and 6 am came all to soon! lol
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